The Netherland-America Foundation 2010 annual review

Under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven

annual review for 2010

The Netherland-America Foundation

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Building on the enduring heritage and values shared between the peoples of the Netherlands and the United States, the Netherland-America Foundation seeks to further strengthen the bonds between our two countries through exchange in the arts, sciences, education, business and public affairs.

Founded in 1921, the Foundation provides financial support in the following areas:

NAF-FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIPSAwarded to Dutch and American students pursuing graduate level studies at universities in each other’s countries. STUDY LOANSAwarded to Dutch students completing their education at recognized institutions of higher learning in the United States and, on similar terms, to American students studying in the Netherlands.

EDUCATION GRANTSAwarded to U.S. or Dutch non-profit institutions with academic exchange programs at the undergraduate or graduate levels, for lecture series and other innovative programs that support the NAF’s mission.

BUSINESS EXCHANGESupporting the exchange of viewpoints, expertise and ideas amongst members of the business community at NAF meetings and lectures.

CULTURAL GRANTSSupporting exchanges between the United States and the Netherlands, for all areas of the arts. Both emerging artists as well as established organizations are eligible.

DUTCH HERITAGE IN THE UNITED STATESContributions to the restoration of historic buildings and monuments and to historic research, keeping the long and enduring ties between our two countries vital and current.

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Dear Member,

It is my pleasure to present, on behalf of the Board Directors of the Netherland-America Foundation (NAF) and its Executive Committee, our Annual Review of activities, financial results and membership over 2010.

As you may recall, 2009 ended on a high note with the culmination of the Henry Hudson 400 celebration at the annual Peter Stuyvesant Ball, sponsored by KLM. Concerned that many corporate and individual NAF supporters had been inundated with HH400 appeals from numerous sources, the Foundation budgeted lower revenue expectations for 2010. Fortunately, our main New York fund raising event, the Peter Stuyvesant Ball, experienced only a minimal HH400 after effect, due to the outstanding support of Heineken. Increased revenues at Boston’s Annual New Year’s Dinner in January, the NAF Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. in April and the Dutch-American Heritage Day Gala in Los Angeles in November, more than offset this decline.

Of special note, we were extremely gratified that Mr. Mark Pigott, Chairman and CEO of PACCAR Inc, the 2008 Peter Stuyvesant Ball sponsor, and recipient of the Ambassador K. Terry Dornbush Award at the 2010 NAF Awards Dinner, established the Pigott Family Education Fund. The Fund provides supplemental study loans to recipients of NAF-Fulbright Fellowships, which cover a diminishing part of the cost of graduate study in the U.S., as tuition continues to escalate. These supplemental loan programs are increasingly necessary, and an attractive way to provide sustainable support.

On the program spending side, 2010 was unusual in its extensive array of grants to visual arts programs. Opening in February 2010, Dutch Utopia: American Artists in Holland, 1880-1914, was a resounding success at the Telfair Museum of Art, in Savannah, GA, the Taft Museum of Art, in Cincinnati, OH, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, MI (where it was supported by NAF Board Member Mr. J. C. Huizenga) and the Singer Museum in Laren. The critically acclaimed exhibition Fiona Tan: Rise and Fall opened in February at the Smithsonian in D.C. In October, the NAF produced the North American Lecture Tour by Ernst van de Wetering, probably the leading Rembrandt scholar, visiting 13 venues of which six were NAF Chapter cities. The exhibition Golden: Dutch and Flemish Masterworks from the Van Otterloo Collection, was granted funding in 2010, and first opened in November at the Mauritshuis under the name Made in Holland. It is currently at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA and will travel to San Francisco and Houston. We also supported in 2010, for exhibition in 2011, Rembrandt and His School: Paintings, Drawings and Etchings from the Frick and Lugt Collections, with five major paintings never before exhibited together, along with 66 marvelous etchings and drawings rarely on display. These and many other cultural projects listed in this review attest to our growing role facilitating dialogue between lending and exhibiting institutions, curators and collectors, some of the world’s great works of art and audiences, on both sides of the Atlantic.

As detailed in our financial review on pages 16 and 17, the Foundation continues to build its financial strength, growing net assets from a low of $3,757,662 in 2008, to $4,175,358 in 2009, to $4,424,876 by the end of 2010. In the next few years, the NAF has to accelerate this strengthening of its finances, if it is to help alleviate at least some of the government funding cuts that afflict education and cultural support, both here and in the Netherlands.

In closing, I thank our highly professional and dedicated staff, our many volunteers, our mem-bers and other contributors for your continued investment in our mission and hope you agree that the NAF continues to earn your support!

A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Ennius E. Bergsma chair

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The NAF chapters in Boston, Chicago, West Michigan, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. were joined in 2010 by the emergence of a yet another active local committee—NAF-Biz New York. Headed by Jacob Willemsen, Erik Storteboom and Jan Joosten, the commit-tee programmed a series of events including a book presen-tation by NAF member, Mia de Kuijper, a presentation by Christine Ourmières, then VP and General Manager of Air France/KLM, a program on international marketing coupled with a surprise visit by former Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and a networking event featuring former Minister of Finance Wouter Bos.

Les Hoogland, mayor of Zeeland and West Michigan Chapter Chair, launched the West Michigan NAF with the presentation on November 3 by the world’s foremost authority on Rembrandt van Rijn, Professor Ernst van de Wetering. The evening opened with a private reception at the Holland Museum, followed by a lecture presentation and reception at Hope College and a special dinner hosted by NAF member Jim Brooks.

Southern California, chaired by Guido Keijzers, pre-sented a private tour of drawings by Rembrandt and his pupils at the J. Paul Getty Museum in January. The chap-ter presented its 6th annual Liberation Concert on May 5. Also for the sixth consecutive year, the popular Prinses Christina Concours concert tour was organized by Dick van Hoepen, with performances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver and Washington, D.C. The chapter welcomed Professor van de Wetering on October 27 at the Getty. Mr. Carl Nolet Jr. was honored for his outstanding efforts as a Dutch entrepreneur and philanthropist at the chapter’s annual Dutch-American Heritage Day Gala on November 20. The chapter also organized business networking events on topics including the film and advertising industry, L.A. County’s economic development, building zero emissions cars and a lively evening with Freek de Jonge.

Boston opened the year with its traditional holiday party, this year at Dalya’s Restaurant in Bedford, raising funds for the NAF’s education programs. The chapter hosted a number of events including U.S. & Dutch Corporate Cultures: When Different Worlds Meet on February 17, a Queen’s Day celebration and golf tournament on May 1st and 2nd, hosted by the Honorary Consul and Boston Chair,

Hans Gieskes, at the Dedham Golf & Polo Club, a round-table discussion with Suzanne de Groot, First Secretary of the Economic Department of the Netherlands Embassy, and participated in Building Multi-National Business Teams on October 27 with various chambers. On November 12, Boston hosted Professor Ernst van de Wetering at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. The Boston year was capped with the celebration of Sinterklaas on December 5.

Northern California, chaired by Pauline Schrooyen, pre-sented Paulien Cornelisse in “Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding” on March 11 at the Presidio Golf Club. Throughout the year, the chapter organized monthly borrels every first Thursday of the month together with the Dutch Consulate in San Francisco. After his stop in Los Angeles, Freek de Jonge visited San Francisco for a second rousing NAF eve-ning. On October 26, the chapter was a host to Professor van de Wetering for a lecture at the Dutch Consulate.

In Washington, D.C., the 15th Annual NAF Awards Dinner was held on April 16, chaired by William Tucker, Esq., (see full story, page 12). Chaired by Naboth van den Broek, the chapter conducted business and social events, many in partnership with the Netherlands Embassy, including a New Year’s Reception and Opening of Holland Jazz Week on January 12 by Ambassador Renée Jones-Bos at Blues Alley, World Bank/IMF New Year’s and Networking Reception in February, the 65th Liberation Day ceremony and carillon on May 5, the Prinses Christina Concours concert also in May, live analyses by Dutch and American journalists of the Dutch elections on June 9 at Bar Dupont and Ernst van de Wetering on October 22.

The NAF’s oldest chapter, Chicago, under Chair Andrew Enschedé, continues to rebuild its community via a series of planning and networking meetings.

I thank all of our chapter volunteers for their enthusiasm and commitment over the year, and look forward to working with them in 2011!

chapters

Angela Molenaar executive director

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Mr. Carl Nolet Jr. was honored for his outstanding efforts as a Dutch entrepreneur and philanthropist at the Southern California Chapter Dutch-American Heritage Day Gala.

REPORT ON THE CHAPTERS

The Education Committee continues to support students through fellowships and study loans. Together with the Fulbright Center in Amsterdam, the Committee selected 24 students to receive a NAF-Fulbright Fellowship. Thirteen Americans were supported to pursue further study, research or training at universities in the Netherlands; eleven Dutch students were supported for the same at universities in the United States. The Committee also supported an additional ten students through NAF Study Loans.

In a special collaboration with the Duisenberg school of finance (DSF) in Amsterdam, one student was awarded a full NAF-Duisenberg school of finance scholarship. DSF is a private institute set up by leaders within the finance industry (ING Bank, ABN Amro, RBS, NYSE Euronext, Aegon, APG, De Nederlandsche Bank, SNS Reaal, Houthoff Buruma etc.) and top Dutch Universities (RSM Erasmus University, University of Amsterdam, Tilburg University, VU University Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute). The specialized DSF Master’s in Finance (and Law) programs boast a more comprehen-sive and rigorous understanding of finance than other traditional Master’s degree programs. The scholarship program was established at the initiative of Professor Mia de Kuijper, NAF member and co-Dean of DSF.

In institutional grants, the NAF provided support for six Americans to participate in Hofstra University’s Graduate Student Financial Management Exchange Program with Erasmus University in August. The Committee also awarded a grant to the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) enabling North American researchers to participate in a roundtable at Delft University in October. Finally, the NAF supported Virginia Treanor’s participation in the June 2010 Attingham Trust Study Program, The Dutch Historic House, an intensive, week-long course designed to give professionals from a variety of scholarly fields unparalleled access to many of the most important historic buildings in the Netherlands.

At the initiative of Education Committee member Bas NieuweWeme, and in collaboration with the Dutch Foundation for Children Kankervrii (KIKA), the NAF’s Education Committee teamed up with runners in the

2010 ING New York City Marathon and raised funds for a special research fellowship in childhood cancer. A total of 12 runners ran for Team NAF/KIKA for this special cause. Based on the experience gained (and dollars raised!) in 2010, the NAF has pulled together Team NAF/KIKA for a second run in the 2011 Marathon.

The U.S. based Alumni Committee, under the leadership of alumnus Renée Joosten, organized the annual NAF Connection event, bringing together over sixty current and past Fulbright Fellows, NAF Directors, members and friends for an evening of presentations in New York City in March. The New York based committee organized a series of events including a private viewing of the exhibition Double Dutch at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill, New York, in July, an alumni get-together in Central Park to welcome the new Dutch Fulbright fellows in September, an alumni work-shop entitled “Design: Back to Basics—How to Maintain Comfort when Resources are Scarce” in November, as part of the 5 Dutch Days. The Netherlands based Alumni Committee, chaired by Margje Lafourcade-Haverkamp, conducted a series of networking and social events, including a parallel NAF Connection event in March in Amsterdam, a barbeque in concert with the Fulbright Center last summer and a trip to the Singer Museum in Laren in November to view the exhibition Dutch Utopia.

I thank the members of the Education Committee for their commitment to their role in selecting the most promising candidates—both Dutch and American—to receive NAF Fellowships and Study Loans.

On behalf of the Committee, I gratefully acknowledge the support from the income of the Peter Stuyvesant Ball and the many fellowship donors, as well as the donors who supported our alumni events.

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John M. Palms committee chair

REPORT FROM THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

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Fellowships for study in the Netherlands for the 2010-2011 academic year, raised in conjunction with the 2009 Peter Stuyvesant Ball from specific donors or provided by the NAF from general funds, were awarded to:

Fellowships for study in the United States for the 2010-2011 academic year, funded by the Reuvers Fund, were awarded to:

NAF-FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIPS 2010-2011

Eric AndersonMedical Sciences

ResearchUniversity of AmsterdamMARK EDERSHEIM

FELLOWSHIP

Nadia BaadjArt and Architectural

HistoryUniversity of AmsterdamPACCAR INC

FELLOWSHIP

Miriam BelblidiaWater Management—

Public AdministrationDelft University of

TechnologyNAF FELLOWSHIP

Bryan CrableBiologyWageningen UniversitySCHERING PLOUGH

FELLOWSHIP

Paul DwyerMusical Instrument

Training—CelloFrances-Marie Uitti

and Anner Bylsma, Amsterdam

MAARTEN VAN HENGEL MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP

Thomas HenighanPhysicsDelft University of

TechnologyPHILIPS ELECTRONICS

N.A. FELLOWSHIP

Katrina JagtWater Management—

EngineeringDelft University of

TechnologyNAF FELLOWSHIP

Abigail MaceMusical Instrument

Training—Organ and Harpsichord

Royal Conservatory of The Hague

AEGON N.V. FELLOWSHIP

Adam PantelMathematicsUniversity of AmsterdamING GROUP FELLOWSHIP

Jesse ReynoldsLawTilburg UniversityDE LAGE LANDEN

FELLOWSHIP

Steven SchrumHistory—Cultural and

IntellectualUtrecht UniversityRABOBANK

INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP

Stephen StaggsHistory—Cultural and

IntellectualVrije UniversityNEW YORK 400

FELLOWSHIP

Angela SuttonAtlantic World HistoryLeiden UniversityKLM ROYAL DUTCH

AIRLINES FELLOWSHIP

Merel van BeerenReligious StudiesNew York University

Seriana van den BergPublic HealthColumbia University

Laura BirkmanPublic AdministrationHarvard University

Tarawatie DeelmanMedical SciencesHarvard University

Caroline DijckmeesterJournalismUniversity of California,

Berkeley

Zdena Op de MacksPsychologyUniversity of California,

Berkeley

Pierre PratleyPublic HealthGeorge Washington

University

Mirte StreppelMedical SciencesThe Johns Hopkins

University School of Medicine

Laura TalsmaLawHarvard University

Baastian VerinkInternational RelationsJohns Hopkins University,

The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies

Irene van ZeelandDanceMerce Cunningham

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24 students received the prestigious NAF-Fulbright Fellowship, 10 received Study Loans and three Education Grants were awarded in 2010.

From left: Dutch fellows Pierre Pratley, Seriana van den Berg, Irene van Zeeland, Marike van Beeren, Lara Talsma, Zdena Op de Macks, Laura Birkman, Baastian Verink, Mirte Streppel, Tarawatie Deelman, with Ennius Bergsma, NAF Chair. Center front: Erwin Maas, NAF Alumni Committee. Missing: Caroline Dijckmeester (photo: Eulani Labay, NAF Alumni Committee)

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Interest-free Study Loans for the 2010-2011 academic year were issued to:

Education Grants for the 2010-2011 academic year were issued to:

STUDY LOANS EDUCATION GRANTS

MAARTEN VAN HENGEL STUDY LOANS

Mohamed AhmedFinanceGeorgetown University

Stijn DammingaaLawColumbia University

Caroline DijckmeesterJournalismUniversity of California,

Berkeley

Kirsten HardingInternational Relations

and DiplomacyLeiden University

NAF STUDY LOANS

Robert BarnesBusinessTiasNimbas Business

School

Tequila BrooksLawTilburg University

Meghan KaneMedia/JournalismErasmus University

Ryan KapsarInnovation ScienceEindhoven University of

Technology

Kayla Jean TuggleDanceCodarts Rotterdam Dance

Academy

Ariel VasquezArchitectureBerlage Institute

Hofstra UniversityTo support the participation of six American students in the Zarb School of Business Graduate Student Financial Management Exchange Program with Erasmus University in August, 2010.

Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI)To underwrite the participation of North American researchers at the joint conference of the European Roundtable on Sustain-able Consumption and Production (ERSCP) and Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities (EMSU) held at Delft University of Technology on October 24-29, 2010.

Virginia TreanorTo support Virginian Treanor’s participation in the (June) 2010 Attingham Study Program, The Dutch Historic House, an intensive, week-long course designed to give professionals from a variety of scholarly fields unparalleled access to many of the most important historic buildings in the Netherlands.

NAF-DUISENBERG SCHOOL OF FINANCE SCHOLARSHIP

The NAF-Duisenberg school of finance scholarship was awarded for the 2010-2011 academic year to:

Linda DemirajFinanceDuisenberg school of finance

Virginia Treanor in front of Duivenvoorde Castle (early 18th century) in Voorschoten, the NetherlandsPhoto credit: Melanie Hall

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The Cultural Committee funded a broad range of confer-ences, exhibitions, performances, research and residen-cies, promoting a high level of artistic and intellectual exchange between the United States and the Netherlands. As always, the Committee sought to fund projects that represented a cross section of cultural practitioners, both in traditional and contemporary forms, and represent-ing the NAF’s chapters in the Northeast, Midwest and Western United States, as well as in the Netherlands.

A highlight in 2010 was the adoption of 5 Dutch Days 5 Boroughs, an independent, stand-alone 501(c)(3) found-ed by Susan De Vries (Dyckman Farmhouse Museum), Felicia Mayro (St. Mark’s Historic Landmark Fund) and Sean Sawyer (Royal Oak Foundation). Having funded the 5 Dutch Days over a period of five years, the NAF was a likely home for this increasingly popular program, whose founders had taken it well beyond its modest beginnings in 2005 to a successful city-wide program involving over 70 participating venues in 2009. The kick-off event for the 2010 5 Dutch Days was held at the offices of the World Monuments Fund, itself a participant of the five day event with the presentation of the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize award to Bierman Henket architecten and Wessel de Jonge architecten at the Museum of Modern Art.

Funding was sought in 2010 for a number of remark-able art exhibitions with exhibition dates in 2011. The Committee provided support for Golden: Dutch and Flemish Masterworks from the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts (February 26 to June 19, 2011). Also funded were a number of Rembrandt-related exhibi-tions including Rembrandt and the Rembrandt School: Drawings from the Abrams Collection (opening September 24, 2011) at the Bruce Museum in Connecticut and Rembrandt and His School: Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings from the Frick and Lugt Collections exhibited at the Frick Collection in New York City from February 14 through May 22, 2011. These and several other important

exhibitions presenting both classical and contemporary works round out the portfolio of art-related projects sup-ported by the NAF.

Following on the theme of Rembrandt-related projects, the Foundation, in cooperation with Otto Naumann, Ltd., organized and presented the Ernst van de Wetering North American Lecture Tour. Professor van de Wetering, the world’s foremost authority on Rembrandt van Rijn, lectured at 13 venues—including six chapter sites—across the United States and Canada over a three week period (October 12 through November 5, 2011). A grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, private donations and in-kind support from the participating venues resulted in the project being totally self-funded, thus serving as a model for future projects of the Committee.

Funding was also sought for a variety of musical perfor-mances and recordings, including-—representing early 20th century music—John and Lynne Feller-Marshall’s recording of Duo Concertante for Violoncello, Bassoon and Orchestra, Op. 92 by the Dutch composer Jan Koestier, the shared concerts of The New Century Saxophone Quartet with the Netherlands Amstel Quartet, featuring music from the Renaissance through the 20th century, and ETHEL, using sound enhancement, improvisation and electronics on stage, amongst others.

Raising funds will be a priority of the Cultural Committee in 2011 and beyond. Increasingly, government support for the arts is being whittled away, putting greater pressure on foundations and private donors to step up to the plate. The NAF remains committed to promoting outstanding Dutch and American artists and cultural institutions within each other’s country, and thus to helping build and maintain mutual understanding—and civil societies—on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Theodore Prudon committee chair

REPORT FROM THE CULTURAL COMMITTEE

Raising funds will be a priority of the Cultural Committee in 2011 and beyond.

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From among the many high quality applications received, the Cultural Committee of the Netherland-America Foundation awarded grants in 2010 to the following projects, persons and institutions.

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

American Association for Netherlandic Studies (AANS)Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaSupport for the publication Crossing Boundaries and Transforming Identities (select papers from AANS 15th Biennial Interdisciplinary Conference on Netherlandic Studies, 2010), published by Nodus Publikationen, Münster, Germany. Professor Christine Petra Sellin, California Lutheran University, serves as President of the AANS.

Professor Eric Jan SluijterAmsterdam, NetherlandsTo support the final lecture of Professor Eric Jan Sluijter, who retired from his position as chair of the Renaissance and Early Modern art history department at the University of Amsterdam in April, 2011. The lecture, Here is the stock exchange and the money, and the love of art, focused on paintings and value in Rembrandt’s Amsterdam. The lecture took place at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts in May, 2011.

World Monuments FundNew York, New YorkTo support the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize award ceremony and lecture at the Museum of Modern Art. The prize was presented to Bierman Henket architecten and Wessel de Jonge architecten for their restoration of Sanatorium Zoonstraal (Hilversum).

EXHIBITIONS

Mary and Leigh Block Museum of ArtChicago, IllinoisTo support Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Times from January 17 through April 8, 2012. The exhi-bition, organized by the Harvard Art Museum in collaboration with the Block Museum of Art (Northwestern University), will examine the role of Renaissance artists in the production and dissemination of new forms of knowledge during the scientific revolution (1490 to 1620).

Bruce MuseumGreenwich, ConnecticutTo support Rembrandt and the Rembrandt School: Drawings from the Abrams Collection from September 24, 2011 through January 8, 2012. The show will feature ten works by Rembrandt and 50 drawings by his pupils and followers and will reveal the expressive mastery of Rembrandt’s pen and chalk drawings.

Calvin CollegeGrand Rapids, MichiganTo support the exhibition Light on New Netherland at the new Fine Arts Center. Paintings by Len Tantillo, known for his Dutch colonial scenes accompanied the exhibition which ran from April through May, 2011. The exhibition opened with a lecture by Dr. Jaap Jacobs, Dutch colonial historian and author of The Colony of New Netherland: A Dutch Settlement in Seventeenth-Century America.

Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, D.C.To support an education program, “Gallery Conversations on Identity and Immigration”, in connection with the contempo-rary photography and video exhibition, Fiona Tan: Rise and Fall. The Gallery Conversations included conversations led by Michael Ondaatje, Gary Snyder and Okwui Enwezor and invited volunteers.

The Origin of the World, Anish Kapoor(photo credit: Smooth Structures)

Sanatorium Zoonstraal(photo credit: architectureguide.nl)

Timothy Frerichs, Karni Dorell and Jonathan GitelsonAmsterdam, NetherlandsTo support the exhibition Midwest to East in the Inkijk Subway Galleries from September 6 through November 4, 2010. The exhibition showcased the work of three U.S. visual artists. The Galleries are non-traditional, high public exposure venues, used primarily for installation art.

The Frick CollectionNew York, New YorkTo support the exhibition Rembrandt and His School: Paintings, Drawings and Etchings from the Frick and Lugt Collections, February 14 through May 22, 2011. This exhibition, organized by Colin B. Bailey, looked at Rembrandt’s work as seen through the eyes of these two collectors. On display were five paintings by Rembrandt and his school from the Frick’s permanent collection and 66 works on paper by Rembrandt and his school from the collection of Frits Lugt, now housed in Paris.

Peabody Essex MuseumSalem, MassachusettsIn honor of Frederik J. Duparc, author of Golden: Dutch and Flemish Masterworks from the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection and in support of the exhibition of the same name, from February 26 through June 19, 2011. Over the last 15 years, the Van Otterloos have assembled a collection of 17th century Dutch and Flemish paintings, including works by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Jacob van Ruisdael, Albert Cuyp, Gerrit Dou, Willem (Claesz.) Heda, Nicholas Maes, Gabriel Metsu, and Jan Steen amongst many others.

SMART Project SpaceAmsterdam, NetherlandsTo support the project Smooth Structures by an artists’ run initiative at SMART Project Space, Amsterdam, March through August, 2010. Smooth Structures is an international group exhibition, presenting new works in various media. The start-ing point for the 2010 exhibition was a new theory on dark matter and dark energy by physicist Martin Lo (NASA). Lo invited the artists’ collective to visualize his concept.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

World Monuments FundNew York, New YorkTo support the World Monuments Fund 2010 preservation arts training program at the Dutch Reformed Church in Newburgh, New York, part of the five year effort to stabilize and preserve this National Historic Landmark. The 2010 project invited stu-dents from the Newburgh Free Academy construction training program to undertake restoration, repairs, painting and other carpentry tasks.

DANCE

Dance New Amsterdam New York, New YorkTo support a creative residency for the Dutch choreographer Giulia Mureddu and one of her company dancers. Mureddu’s work is characterized by multilayered performances in which humor, theater and physical dance intermingle.

Jacob’s Pillow Dance FestivalBecket, MassachusettsTo support Didy Veldman’s position as a guest choreographer for The School’s Contemporary Program at Jacob’s Pillow, July 19 through 25, 2010. Ms. Veldman worked with students to build a piece from the ground up, with the deadline of being performance-ready in five days.

MUSIC

ETHEL’s Foundation for the ArtsNew York, New YorkTo support ETHEL in a series of performances and master-class-es in 2011. Founded in 1998 by Cornelius Duffallo (violin), Ralph Farris (viola), Dorothy Lawson (cello) and Mary Rowell (violin), ETHEL uses sound enhancement, improvisation and electron-ics on stage. They appeared in Enschede, Eindhoven, Tilburg, Groningen, Heerlen, Amsterdam and Middleburg. The works of Jacob Ter Velhuis were featured at most of the appearances.

John Marshall and Lynne Feller-MarshallSpokane, WashingtonTo support the recording in November, 2010 of Duo Concertante for Violoncello, Bassoon and Orchestra, Op. 92 by the Dutch composer Jan Koetsier (1911-2006). John Marshall (cello) and Lynne Feller-Marshall (bassoon) are the featured soloists and producers. They were joined by fellow musicians from the Spokane Symphony Orchestra for this performance.

New Century Saxophone QuartetWashington, D.C.To fund the 2011 shared concert in New York City of the New Century Saxophone Quartet (NCSQ) with the Netherlands saxo-phone chamber ensemble the Amstel Quartet. The performance will premiere May and June, works of American composer Michael Torke and jointly commissioned by NCSQ and Amstel to complement his 1996 work July.

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CULTURE

ETHEL in performance(photo credit: Dennis Kleiman)

Source Music, Inc. New York, New YorkTo support the release of Rafael Mostel’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Brass Ensemble’s recording of Night and Dawn (Nacht en Dageraad) in Fall 2010, as part of the (New York Foundation for the Arts) NYFA Collection—a celebration of the 25th anniversary of NYFA’s Composer Fellowships. It is released on the American Composers Forum label Innova, which is distributed world-wide by Naxos.

Transatlantic BrassOakland, TennesseeTo support the tour of an international chamber music ensem-ble from January 2 through 10, 2011. The group’s members are—trumpets: Raymond Speldhaen (Netherlands), Joe Montelione (U.S.), horn: Jack Munnecom (Netherlands), trombone: Moises Paiewonsky (U.S.), tuba: Rob Guerts (Netherlands) and drums: Mike Assad (U.S.). The group per-formed music from both American and Dutch composers.

THEATER

LoVidNew York, New YorkTo support the production of Reaction Bubble, a new perfor-mance project by LoVid duo, Tali Hinkis and Kyle Lapidus. The technical elements will be produced during a 3-4 week residency at STEIM in Amsterdam in September, 2011. The artists will premiere the project in 2012 in New York City.

Out of Hand TheaterAtlanta, Georgia, United States and the Netherlands Sina Qua Non (Without Which Nothing) is an outdoor theater event about water science that took place in the U.S. in April, 2011 and will take place in the Netherlands in Summer 2011. Sina Qua Non is collaboration between Out of Hand Theater and the Dutch theater company The Lunatics. This production introduces audiences to water science issues and research.

Stichting Roma B. (Marike Splint, Artistic Director)Amsterdam, NetherlandsTo support three pilot performances of Do not Disturb, based on the memoirs of Tennessee Williams. The play is devised by theatre director Marike Splint from the Netherlands and playwright Jon Kern, from the United States. The action of the play takes place simultaneously in the three (hotel) rooms over which the audience is spread.

RESEARCH

Floris BuismanBrooklyn, New YorkTo support the research and design of an installation at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum demonstrating the historic use of energy and contemporary explorations into passive energy architecture. The installation was entitled Keeping Warm: 1784 and in the Future—How to Maintain Comfort When Energy is a Challenge and was part of the program 5 Dutch Days 2010.

Huan HsuSalt Lake City, UtahTo support Huan Hsu’s research for a book of narrative non-fiction centering on the search for a cache of family porcelain buried on the eve of the Sino-Japanese War. The research explored connections between China, Taiwan and the Netherlands going back to 1602, when the Dutch East India Company was founded to promote and monetize the country’s trade interests in Asia.

New Netherland InstituteAlbany, New YorkTo support the Digital Publication Program which aims to provide online access to manuscripts held by New York State. The project involves scanning and digitizing transcriptions and translations not currently available in electronic form.

Diederik OostdijkAmsterdam, NetherlandsTo support travel costs to the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, Maryland for archival research to complete the book The Netherlands Carillon: The Forgotten History of a Cold War Monument. Diederik Oostdijk (1972) is associate professor in the English Department of VU University Amsterdam.

Rijksmuseum voor VolkenkundeLeiden, NetherlandsTo support research for Moccasins and Wooden Shoes: Cultural Encounters between Dutch and Indians in Native North America, 1800-2010. The project aims to stimulate aware-ness of a common historical heritage of Americans and Dutch in the development of the New World. Pieter Hovens, Ph.D., Curator of the North American Department, is the primary researcher.

Damian SearlsSan Francisco, CaliforniaTo cover the costs of travel to France where Damian Searls worked with (Dutch to English) translator Sam Garrett on Searls’ recent translation of Nescio’s classic works (J.H.F. Grönloh, 1882-1961).

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Didy Veldman(photo credit: Jacob’s Pillow Dance)

Rural Electrification, LoVid(photo credit: LoVid)

The Fifteenth NAF Awards Dinner, celebrating Dutch-American Heritage and Friendship, was held on Friday, April 16, 2010 at the Washington Golf & Country Club in Arlington, Virginia. The event, attended by some 210 guests, is the premier Dutch-American event in our nation’s capital area. It honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to strengthening the relationship and bonds of friendship between the two countries by conferring three awards named after recent Ambassadors of the United States to the Netherlands.

Herman Dijkhuizen, Chairman of the Board of Management of KPMG, N.V. received the Ambassador C. Howard Wilkins Jr. Award; Henri A. Termeer, Chairman, President & CEO of Genzyme Corporation, accepted the Ambassador J. William Middendorf II Award; and Mark Pigott, Chairman and CEO of PACCAR Inc, was the recipient of the Ambassador K. Terry Dornbush Award. The awards were presented to these three individuals by NAF Board members Buford Alexander, Tom Wysmuller and Ambassador Terry Dornbush, respectively, for their contributions to furthering and enhancing business and philanthropic relations between the Netherlands and the United States.

Welcoming remarks were made by the Awards Dinner Chairman, William Tucker, Esq., and Her Excellency Renée Jones-Bos, Ambassador of the Netherlands to the United States, who served as Honorary Chair of the Dinner. The dinner’s keynote address was delivered by General David H. Petraeus, Commander of the U.S. Central Command, and son of a Dutch sea captain. Earlier in the evening, Dutch NOS Television and a reporter from the NRC Handelsblad had the opportunity to interview the General. The television interview can be viewed at http://nos.nl/artikel/151924-generaal-petraeus-respect-voor-nederland.html.

Other guests included the Honorable Fay Hartog Levin, U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Ambassador Herman Schaper, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations, as well as a number of former awardees.

The successful evening was made possible with the enthusiastic and substantive support of the members of the Awards Dinner Committee consisting of Buford Alexander, Ennius E. Bergsma, Marcel Beukeboom, Naboth van den Broek, Ambassador C. Howard Wilkins, Jr., Thomas H. Wysmuller, Jan Zachariasse, Angela Molenaar, NAF Executive Director, and Age B. Diedrick, Event Director.

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events NAF AWARDS DINNER

William Tucker, Esq.chair, organizing committee

REPORT FROM THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Keynoted by General David H. Petraeus

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Contributors to the 15thNAF Awards Dinner:

BENEFACTORS $15,000 and moreKPMG N.V.PACCAR IncUnitedHealthCare of the

Mid-Atlantic

PATRONS

$10,000 and moreGenzyme CorporationING DIRECT USAWolters Kluwer

SPONSORS

$ 6,000 and moreAEGON USABuford C. AlexanderAmerican Trucking

AssociationThe Boeing CompanyDCI GroupAmbassador and Mrs. K. Terry DornbushGeneral DynamicsJ.C. HuizengaKPMG LLPShell Oil

SUPPORTERS

$ 1,000 and moreAir France/KLMHeineken USAAmbassador J. William

Middendorf IIDr. and Mrs. John M.

PalmsAmbassador and Mrs.

C. Howard Wilkins Jr.From left: General David H. Petraeus, Honoree Henri A. Termeer, Honoree Mark Pigott, Honoree Herman Dijkhuizen, Linda Dijkhuizen

All photos by James R. Brantley

From left: General David H. Petraeus, Ambassador. C. Howard Wilkins, Jr., Rhonda Wilkins, Guy Jonckheer

From left: Ambassador Renée Jones-Bos, General David H. Petraeus, William Tucker, Esq.

From left: Honoree Mark Pigott and Fred G. Peelen

Honoree Mark Pigott, Honoree Henri A. Termeer, Dutch Ambassador Renée Jones-Bos, General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Ambassador Fay Hartog Levin, Ambassador K. Terry Dornbush, Honoree Herman Dijkhuizen, Ambassador J. William Middendorf II, Ambassador C. Howard Wilkins, Jr.

From left: Honoree Herman Dijkhuizen, William Tucker, Esq., Buford Alexander

The Netherland-America Foundation held its 29th Peter Stuyvesant Ball on November 19, 2010 at the spectacular Pier Sixty located in the heart of Chelsea Piers on the Hudson in New York City.

The Sponsor of this year’s Ball was Heineken N.V., which for decades has supported the efforts of the NAF, in particular our commitment to education through the NAF-Fulbright Fellowships awarded to highly talented Dutch and American students pursuing graduate level studies at universities in each others’ countries. Jean-François van Boxmeer, Heineken’s Chairman and CEO, served as Ball Chair, and Fred G. Peelen, a NAF Director, served as Ball Organizing Committee Chair. The Honorary Chairs, Ambassador Renée Jones-Bos, Ambassador Herman Schaper and Consul General Gajus Scheltema attended the Ball together with over 500 influential leaders and friends of the Dutch-American community from both sides of the pond, all gathering in support of the NAF’s crucial and vital activities.

The evening began with cocktails at 7 pm, followed by dinner at 8 pm. For the opening ceremonies, with welcome by NAF Board Chair Ennius Bergsma and Ball Chair Jean-François van Boxmeer, presentation of the colors was by the Dutch Burgher Guard of Hofstra University, with the U.S. and Dutch anthems sung by Mara Sophie Peelen. An explanation of the Beer Pairing with each of the four dinner courses was presented by Brooklyn Brewmaster Garrett Oliver, followed by dancing to the Gerard Carelli Orchestra, and a special Guest Appearance by the famed Dutch comedian, Freek de Jonge. Included in the cost of a Ball ticket was the evening’s grand finale, The Heineken Nightclub, featuring the Dutch Wicked Jazz Sounds Band. The nightclub was also opened for sale to individuals attending from 10:30 pm to closing at 2:30 am.

A highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Peter Stuyvesant Award to a very surprised and pleased Frans van der Minne, who came to the U.S. in 1971 as a

trainee in the NAF exchange program, and has since had an illustrious career with Heineken N.V. and Heineken USA. The tradition of the award was started by the NAF in 1944 with Her Royal Highness Princess Juliana of the Netherlands as the first honoree. This prestigious award, only bestowed to now 14 individuals in the past 67 years, is given in recognition for a lifetime of service advancing the cause of Dutch-American friendship.

While a silent auction—headed by Berrie Martens creat-ing a stars and stripes painting—was held on the terrace, raffle tickets were sold by our hosts, ably assisted by Peter Stuyvesant himself, offering 20 prizes ranging from airlines ticket on Delta, JetBlue, KLM, Alitalia, Singapore, LAN, Virgin America, AeroSvit, Avianca and Caribbean Air complemented by hotel accommodations at the Hotel Okura Amsterdam, InterContinental Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Kura Hulanda, Divi Resorts and Hidden Valley B&B, to travels on Holland-America Line and the Acela to gifts of U.S. Open Tickets, bikes, bags, concert tickets and more at a total value of $60,000.

The NAF extends its deepest gratitude and thanks to Heineken and to all corporate and individual supporters of the 29th Peter Stuyvesant Ball, and to the Ball Organizing Committee Vice Chair, Henk Guitjens of JFK IAT, commit-tee members Arjan Braamskamp, Joas Kemerink, Arthur Kibbelaar, Regine Laverge-Schade, Gaby Smeenk, Jan Willem van Drimmelen, Charles van Es and Eleanne van Vliet, Angela Molenaar, NAF Executive Director, and Age B. Diedrick, Event Director.

REPORT FROM THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

events PETER STUYVESANT BALL

Heineken Chairs 29th Peter Stuyvesant Ball

Fred G. Peelen chair, organizing committee

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$100,000 or moreHeineken N.V. and

Heineken USA

$50,000 or more ING DIRECT, ING Group, ING Insurance

Americas, ING Investment

ManagementJFK International

Air Terminal LLC

$25,000 or more Intertrust Group New York, Luxembourg,

NetherlandsPhoenix BeveragesRabobank International

$15,000 or more ABN Amro HoldingsAEGON N.V. De Lage LandenThe Lawfirms of De Brauw

Blackstone Westbroek, Donahue and Partners, Loyens and Loeff, NautaDutilh, Stibbe

Maarten van Hengel Family

$10,000 or more Alter DomusBain & CompanyCrescent Crown

DistributingDichello DistributorsEuro RSCG New YorkG2 USAHigh Grade Beverage

Beer DistributorsHorizon Beverage Co.J.C. HuizengaKohler Distributing

CompanyKPMG N.V.Maersk MarineMidOceanMarine LLCMission Beverage Co.MSL GroupOriglio BeveragePhilips Electronics

North AmericaRepublic National

DistributingRitchie & Page

Distributing Company

$2,500 or more ASA Apple, Inc.J.J. Taylor Companies, Inc.KEG 1, LLCNautaDutulhSullivan & Cromwell LLPVITRO Agency

$1,000 or moreMr. and Mrs. Ennius E.

BergsmaClare Rose Inc.Ewoud N. SwaakDBI Beverage Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Johan de VoogdEquity TrustEffective BrandsGeneral Wholesale

Beer CompanyHarrison Beverage Co.Haworth CorporationMr. and Mrs. Paul C.

HeuleImage Media ProductionsInternational Monetary

FundMr. Jan J.H. Joosten

and Ms. Brunhilde Vergouwen

JVA Vastgoed AdviseursKLM Royal Dutch AirlinesMr. and Mrs. Edward G.

KluitersDr. and Mrs. John M.

PalmsPoint Pleasant

DistributorsProfessor Theodore H.M.

PrudonRelevent PartnersThe Richards GroupDr. and Mrs. H. Onno

RudingSchenck CompanyStandard Distributing

CompanyThe Vidal PartnershipUnited States Tennis

AssociationMr. and Mrs. Erwin van der VoortVistra New YorkAmber C. WesselsAmbassador and Mrs. C. Howard Wilkins, Jr.

Hotel accommodations forour guests were providedby InterContinental The Barclay New York

Contributions receivedfor the Ball’s Gift Bags,Silent Auction andRaffle were gratefullacknowledged in the Ball’s program.

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Fleur van der Minne and Charles van Es Monique and Frans van der Minne

A view of the Majestic Ballroom at Pier Sixty

From left: Jean-François van Boxmeer, Ennius E. Bergsma, Frans van der Minne, Fred G. Peelen

From left: Dr. Richard Huw Jones, Ambassador Renée Jones-Bos, Fred G. Peelen

Contributors to the 29th Peter Stuyvesant Balland to the NAF-U.S. Fellowship Program

All photos by Melanie Einzig

In line with the global economic recovery, however tepid, the NAF’s financial position continued to improve during 2010. Overall, our net assets increased by $249,518, from $4,175,358 in 2009 to $4,424,876 in 2010. As shown at the bottom of the summary statement of financial activities, the increase resulted from a recovery of our investment portfolio by $171,574 and a positive result from operations of $77,944.

The $77,944 operating result is due to a combination of increased membership contribu-tions and income from financially successful Special Events. Helped by extensive year-end efforts, our Contributions and Grants increased from $244,933 in 2009 to $278,805 in 2010. These contributions included a generous $100,000 gift from the Mark Pigott family, designated by the NAF’s Board of Directors to be used for the purpose of funding student loans. While corporate membership contributions are still below 2008 levels, corporate support through event based contributions such as the Peter Stuyvesant Ball has grown. This trend towards more event and program-specific support became noticeable in 2009 when corporations supported many Henry Hudson celebrations, but curtailed their NAF membership support.

Of the NAF’s Special Events, particularly the Peter Stuyvesant Ball and our Washington, D.C. Awards Dinner contributed significantly to our 2010 operating result. The PSB netted $388,641, while the Awards Dinner set record net revenues of $116,562. A combined $51,037 was generated by other Special Events such as the Los Angeles Dutch American Heritage Day Gala, the Boston New Year’s Dinner, the NAF-Biz New York Networking Events, and the NAF’s Ernst van de Wetering Lecture Tour.

Our 2010 total Program Services expenditures increased by about $25,000 compared to 2009. While spending on educational programs and cultural and historic grants decreased from their 2009 high, spending on student fellowships was up significantly, thanks to a record number of fellowships raised during the 2009 Peter Stuyvesant Ball. The decrease in our 2010 General & Administrative and Fundraising expenses ($171,098 compared to $179,219 in 2009) is largely the result of the NAF’s 2009 decision to replace our full-time office assistant at the time with part-time bookkeeping and office support.

Given the $171,574 net gain from investments in 2010 and the $325,673 net 2009 gain, the Foundation has now restored close to half of the $1,089,821 investment losses suf-fered during the financial crisis in 2008, while making required withdrawals of more than $300,000 from the Reuvers Fund for Fulbright Fellowships for Dutch students. With this recovery of our investment portfolio, the increase of our membership contributions after two years of decline, the significant amount of Special Events income that the NAF is able to generate, in combination with the continued monitoring of our spending, the NAF is in solid financial shape.

financial statements

C. Jurjan Wouda Kuipers treasurer

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COMMENTS ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ASSETSCash and Cash Equivalents $890,006Accounts Receivable 90,899Student Loans (Less allowance for doubtful accounts) 297,801Prepaid Expenses 12,025Investments 3,236,849Office Equipment 11,960

_________TOTAL ASSETS $4,539,540 _________ _________

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETSAccounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $72,686Grants Payable 10,000Deferred Revenue 12,978Custodial Accounts 19,000 _________TOTAL LIABILITIES 114,664NET ASSETSUnrestricted 2,331,132Temporarily Restricted 2,093,744 _________TOTAL NET ASSETS 4,424,876 _________TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $4,539,540 _________ _________

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES (Years ended December 31)

SUPPORT AND REVENUE 2010 2009Contributions and Grants $278,805 $244,933Peter Stuyvesant Ball (Net) 388,641 432,015Loss on allowance of receivables (17,500) Special Events (Net) 167,599 91,395Interest and Dividends 81,984 78,284Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss) (36,334) 12,904 ________ ________TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE 863,195 859,531

PROGRAM SERVICES Fellowships and Educational Programs 421,289 379,737Cultural and Historical Grants 172,570 190,556Charitable Contributions 23,722 2,457Provision for Doubtful Student Loans -3,428 15,539 ________ ________

TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES (614,153) (588,289)

OTHER EXPENSES General Administrative 114,524 126,117Fundraising 56,574 53,102 ________ ________TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES (171,098) (179,219) ________ ________ CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS 77,944 92,023

Net Gains (Losses) from Investments 171,574 325,673Net Assets Beginning of Year 4,175,358 3,757,662 _________ _________NET ASSETS END OF YEAR $4,424,876 $4,175,358 _________ _________ _________ _________

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (as of December 31, 2010)

The financial data presented are a summary of the financial statements of the Foundation, which were audited by O’Connor Davies Munns & Dobbins, LLP, Certified Public Accountants.

Copies of their report are available from the office of the Foundation upon request.

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Includes chapters inBoston, Chicago,Northern California,Southern California,Washington, D.C., andWest Michigan

CORPORATE MEMBERS

Patrons ($5,000 or more)Heineken USA Inc.ING AmericasPhilips Electronics

North AmericaRabobank InternationalRaytheon CompanyShell Oil CompanySullivan & Cromwell LLP Sponsors ($2,500 - $4,999)AEGON N.V.Boron Management BVDe Brauw Blackstone

WestbroekHolland Van Gijzen

Supporters ($1,000 - $2,499)Air France/KLMCenturion Poultry, Inc.Citibank International plcHolland America LineKPMG LLPNetherlands Foreign Investment AgencyPon Holdings B.V.Stibbe P.C. Sustainers ($500 - $999)O’Connor, Davies, Munns

& DobbinsPampus Investments N.V.

Friends ($150 - $499)Fulbright CenterInternational Monetary

Fund—Netherlands Constituency

The Netherland Club of New York, Inc.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

Sponsors ($2,500 - $4,999)Ennius E. BergsmaMerijn BoenderKarin A. DoeksenGregory E. EliasHans GieskesJan J.H. JoostenFred G. PeelenAlexander J. RoepersWalter J.P. van KuijenHugo P. Verdegaal Supporters ($1,000 - $2,499)Buford C. AlexanderAndy J. BenderHenry R. BerghoefMonique BoutrosMatthijs de ClercqJohan de VoogdJohn Chr. M.A.M. DeussK. Terry DornbushLane C. GrijnsOttho HeldringH. Wayne HuizengaJ.C. HuizengaCharles L. LaureyNancy McKinstryBas NieuweWemeJohn M. PalmsTheodore H.M. PrudonH. Onno RudingEwoud N. SwaakBert W.M. TwaalfhovenRein W. van der DoesDrusilla R. van HengelMaarten R. van HengelElizabeth van SchilfgaardeC. Howard Wilkins, Jr.C. Jurjan Wouda KuipersDennis J. Ziengs Sustainers ($500 - $999)James W.F. BrooksGaylen J. BykerClaire EdersheimJames L. JurriesSamuel F. LekMaarten PlesmanRichard T. PrinsWilliam D. RomaineArrien L.C. SchiltkampErik StorteboomPaul G. TheunissenHans van den HoutenJohannes Van TilburgCor van ZadelhoffJan G.F. VeldhuisJohn von Bargen

Friends ($250 - $499)Andrea G. AxelrodPeter E.J. BoostJeroen R. BoursAlexander M. DakeRichard DarilekLouis DeanFrank DespomareAge B. DiedrickBernard DrostIsaac E. DrukerHans S. EdersheimAndrew J. EnschedéShelly GardeniersTon GardeniersFrits M.d.l.S. GoedgedragRosabel Goodman-EverardPieter J. HoetsJane IovineGuy F. JonckheerAllan J. KellyHeleen KistAdriaan Q. KolffHendrik J. KranenburgRegine Laverge-SchadeJ. William Middendorf IIMia M. MochizukiJules MuisOtto NaumannBernard G. PalitzHelene E. PenidoStuart RabinowitzEdwin ScholteJohan C.F. SchorPaul SellinKees J. StormWillem H.P. ten HoveGerrit J. ToebesRob F. van den BerghFrans van der MinneReitze van GiffenHugh D. van HengelNickel van ReesemaNicolaas T. van Rhede

van der KlootCaroline H. van ScheltingaGijs F.J. van ThielNicolaas J. van VlietLoet A. VelmansAdriana M. VinkGerry VosPatrice R. WebbAmber C. WesselsJacob WillemsenStephen S. WyckoffThomas H. WysmullerSara G. Zwart

Associates ($100 - $249)Linda de Vries AdreaniYonni AfmanDick AllenAnnabelle Ruth AmbroseAlbertus M. ArlingMieke van Haersma

Buma ArmstrongPeter G. BantaGijs BarendsCeleste P. BayekKees & Alison

Been-FarquharGeorge BelzerBram BenjaminsKatja BerkhoutMichiel BloemsmaArjan BraamskampGabrielle BrenninkmeyerJ. Gabrielle BreugelmansRemko BreukerCatherine BrighamAlbert BursmaRick CapotostaServaas ChorusJolanda CreechHenk de BackJacco de BruijnPiet Jan de BruinMaarten R. de HaanMaria De Haan-PetrolaHubert J.W. de LeeuwTed J. De RoosJan W. de WaalJan de WeerdJoseph R.D. deKayDuke DevlinErik DetigerRoland DietzJohn L. DirksHilko O. DreeuwsErnst-Jan DrentGustaaf C.M. DriessenJames H. DykstraKurt D. DykstraHendrik EdelmanDouglas J. EngmannMichael EnthovenJac EussenSimon FelderJantiena FieyraJan FonteinPeter Hood FrelinghuysenMabel FurstnerCharles GehringThomas GilroyAdriaan GrijnsEston GrossHenk J. GuitjensCalvin H. HaberWilja HappeRobert HardyRudolf A. HaringEric W.P. HasselmanMargje Helene

Haverkamp-LafourcadeEgbert Haverkamp-

BegemannCarl A. HekkertBrian HickeyR.J.J. Hiemstra

members

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Douglas B. HolmesHein HoltkampLucas A. HoogduinDirk HooglandLester HooglandLouise HuberJ. Maurits HudigMirjam IjtsmaWillemien InsingerWillem JonckheerRenée Maria JoostenElsbeth KalenderianGuido KeijzersEwald KistAnton H. KobusW. Pieter C. KoddeJetlje A. KoumansGualtherus KraijenhoffJakob D. KuikmanJoan KuyperMaarten LaarakkerHendrik J. LavergeMarlyse LeedsRichard D. LesterMarieke LexmondS.W.W. LubsenAnja LuesinkErzo LuttmerPaul G. MaaskantEvelyn MarkusEllen McCabe-WackwitzPaul H.E. MeijerAugust MinkePaul MishkinMireille MoslerBernard MulliganJoop C. NagtegaalJohn W. NeimanPaul J.M. NelissenPaul J. NutiJacob E. NyenhuisRinus OosthoekMarjon B. OrnsteinHenri P.M. PaapJohn PaardenkooperMartin PerlbergerJack PolakLennaert PoschLeopold Quarles

van UffordKarin Rathje-PosthumaKirsten ReynenDavid RietdijkErik R. RijnboutDiana Rietveld-RocklerAngela B. RomijnArnold RotsMax RuttenW.F. RylaarsdamJaime M. SalehJos ScheffelaarDirk Willem SchiffJack SchilderOtto R. ScholtzPauline SchrooyenChristine SellinMarylou SeloSteven SeppenwoldeJosephine SheaDaniel SimonsMarc H. Smulders MeyerFrans Spaepen

Egilius L.H. SpieringsErik J. StapperHugo SteensmaCarla C.M. SuijkerbuijkPeter C. SuttonFrederieke Sanders TaylorRobert ten HaveJan ter HaarAdrian C. TouwWilliam TuckerAnnette Ullian-de LeeuwAdrian van AlphenFrans Teding

van BerkhoutJohannes van de PolPaul N. van de WaterHenry van den BergA. Markus van den BerghVivian L. van den BiesenAdriana van der HoekJohn W. Van Der HulstJames van der KlokMarcel van der MeerKatie van der SleesenPieter van der StarreMieke van der WansemPaul van der WansemMarina A. van DongenMarc C. van GelderEric van GinkelDick van HoepenErnst A. van NieropHugo van PerlsteinVincent van RooijenJohn H. van SchaickMarcel van TuynFrans A. van WagenbergRob van ZadelhoffMerike van ZantenAlbert G. VandermeerJoost VeltmanGerard VerweijDavid B. VietorRobert C. VisserMartha J. von MetzschBarbara von SchreiberPhilipp von TurkHerman A. VonhofPaul VosbeekMike K. VriezeGeraldine van der Pol

WagonerEric N. WardOscar WarmerdamMarc WeinbergerGeorge WenckebachJosefine WendelHans WestenbergCasey WillemsJan WoltersAnne WoollettJan A. ZachariasseYvonne ZoomersNathan ZuckerAdriaan D. Zur Muhlen

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT Contributors to theNAF-Fulbright U.S. Fellowships ($17,500)The AEGON FellowshipThe De Lage Landen

FellowshipThe Heineken FellowshipThe ING FellowshipThe Philips Electronics

North America Fellowship

The Rabobank International Fellowship

The Maarten van Hengel Memorial Fellowship

Scholarship Contributor(full tuition waiver)(EU 26,000)The Duisenberg school of

finance Scholarship

The NAF Education Loan ProgramThe Pigott Family

Education FundThe Maarten van Hengel

Study Loan Program

Contributors to the Ernst van de WeteringLecture TourEnnius BergsmaChristie’s New YorkCleveland Museum of ArtColumbia UniversityThe Netherlands

Consulate General in San Francisco

Denver Art MuseumJean DoumanianThe Royal Netherlands

Embassy, Washington, D.C.

J. Paul Getty MuseumHazlitt, Gooden and FoxHolland MuseumHope CollegeJoslyn MuseumJan J.H. JoostenJack KilgoreShahab KarmelyThe Samuel H. Kress

FoundationThe American Friends of

the MauritshuisOtto Naumann, Ltd.The Nederlandse TaaluniePeabody Essex MuseumShelburne MuseumSimon Fraser UniversitySotheby’s New YorkUniversity of the

Fraser ValleyWinterthur Conservation

SchoolHenry ZimetMaurice Zukerman

Contributors to NAF-BizNew YorkABN AMROThe Netherlands

Consulate General in New York

Hughes Hubbard & Reed, LLP

New Amsterdam Trade and Consultancy

Rabobank International

Contributers to Team NAF/KIKA ($200 plus)Lawrence BenjaminRalph CohenRob Smit DuijzentkunstHans GieskesColin HawkesEdmundo LujanShaun MathewsFrederic A. Nelson IIIBas NieuweWemeDaniel NormanRene PolmanA. SchutteLeanne and Richard

TavosoBernard TschumiMary VermylenThe Viniar Family

FoundationDavid Winkler

NAF Chapters

BostonThe Netherlands

Consulate General in Boston

Northern CaliforniaThe Netherlands

Consulate General in San Francisco

Southern CaliforniaBernardus Winery The Embassy of the

Netherlands in Washington, D.C.

The Netherlands Consulate General in San Francisco

The Netherlands Consulate General in Vancouver

Nolet Spirits, USA (Ketel One Vodka)

Northwest/KLM Airlines in Los Angeles

Rabobank, N.A.

Washington, D.C.The Embassy of the

Netherlands in Washington, D.C.

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Honorary ChairHer Excellency Renée Jones-Bos Ambassador of the Netherlands to the United States

Honorary PresidentThe Honorable

H. Gajus Scheltema Consul General of the Netherlands in New York

Executive CommitteeEnnius E. Bergsma

ChairC. Howard Wilkins, Jr.

Vice ChairJan J.H. Joosten

Secretary C. Jurjan Wouda Kuipers

TreasurerJohn M. PalmsFred G. PeelenTheodore H.M. Prudon

Directors of the NAFBuford C. AlexanderEnnius E. BergsmaMerijn BoenderMonique BoutrosKarin DoeksenK. Terry DornbushAndrew J. EnschedéHans GieskesOttho G. HeldringJ.C. HuizengaJan J.H. JoostenPaul J. KlaassenRutger LambriexCharles L. LaureyBas NieuweWemeJohn M. PalmsFred G. PeelenTheodore H.M. PrudonPauline SchrooyenEwoud N. SwaakPhilip G.W. TakkenWilliam TuckerFrans van der MinneMarc C. van GelderMaarten R. van HengelWalter van KuijenPauline Verheijen-DopC. Howard Wilkins, Jr.C. Jurjan Wouda KuipersThomas H. WysmullerAngela Molenaar

ex officio

Alumni Committees

United StatesRenée Joosten

ChairErwin MaasEulani LabayBart Jan PolmanPhilip UgelowChristina van HengelMaartje Wegdam

The NetherlandsMargje Lafourcade-

Haverkamp ChairSjaña HollowayJudith KrensDaniel SimonsRoos Stallinga

Audit CommitteeOttho G. Heldring

Chair André BlomErnst-Jan DrentC. Jurjan Wouda Kuipers

Cultural CommitteeTheodore H.M. Prudon

ChairMonique BoutrosMatthew de ClercqSusan De VriesPieter J. HoetsMia M. Mochizuki

Friends of the Rembrandt Corpus Sub-CommitteeOtto Naumann ChairPeter C. Sutton Co-Chair

Editorial BoardEleonore Speckens

Chair Hanny Veenendaal

Education CommitteeJohn M. Palms

Chair Margaret JacobJan J.H. JoostenBas NieuweWemeNicolaas van Vliet

Investment CommitteeMaarten R. van Hengel

ChairOttho HeldringJohan de VoogdC. Jurjan Wouda Kuipers

Nominating CommitteeElizabeth van Schilfgaarde

ChairMonique BoutrosHans GieskesRutger LambriexPhilip G.W. Takken

2010 Peter Stuyvesant Ball Organizing CommitteeFred G. Peelen ChairHenk J. Guitjens Vice ChairArjan BraamskampJoas KemerinkArthur KibbelaarRegine Laverge-SchadeGabby Smeenk

Jan Willem van Drimmelen

Charles van EsEleanne van VlietAge B. Diedrick Event Director

Chapter Committees

Boston

The NAF BostonHans Gieskes ChairErik Rijnbout TreasurerGabrielle Brenninkmeyer President,

Cultural ExchangeJos Scheffelaar President,

Business Exchange

Cultural Exchange BoardGabrielle Brenninkmeyer PresidentAnnemarie Swager Vice PresidentCarla Suijkerbuijk

Business Exchange BoardJos Scheffelaar PresidentJeroen den Boer Vice PresidentKatja BerkhoutGerrit Toebes

Chicago Andrew J. Enschedé ChairJacques BlaauwJan J.H. JoostenHerbert WenninkPeter Verheyen

Northern CaliforniaPauline Schrooyen ChairPaul Hoekstra Chair,

Business ExchangeInez HollanderWillem Jonckheer

Southern California

Executive CommitteeGuido Keijzers ChairAlexander van de Leur Secretary/TreasurerJeff KeasberryMarieke Lexmond

DirectorsJacoba (Cootje) EichhornProf. Margaret JacobMartin PerlbergerChristine Sellin-RichardsEric van GinkelDick van HoepenJaap VeermanAnne Woollett

Washington, D.C.

NAF Awards Dinner CommitteeWilliam Tucker, Esq. ChairBuford AlexanderMarcel BeukeboomNaboth van den BroekC. Howard Wilkins, Jr.Thomas H. WysmullerJan A. ZachariasseAge B. Diedrick Event Director

DC Netherlands-American Business Exchange

Naboth van den Broek Chair

Marcel Beukeboom Vice ChairSaskia Stegeman Vice ChairRutu DaveAmos GilkeyFloris van HövellPatrice Webb

West MichiganLester Hoogland ChairBrian KoopRoss LuurtsemaNeal Peters

Legal CounselJan J.H. Joosten of Hughes Hubbard &

Reed LLP

Staff and ConsultantsAngela Molenaar Executive DirectorAge B. Diedrick,

Development Unlimited, Inc.

Development and Special Events

Anita Tan Program AdministratorJean Tesoriero AccountantUnjoo Noh,

Coda Design, Inc. Graphic DesignerAndrea Axelrod, Ganesha

Communications Graphic DesignerChristiaan Kuypers,

Kstudio Original Graphic DesignerKim de Graaf / Hannelore Rutgers,

Pepper Interactive Website Design and

Maintenance

leadership

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(as of December 31, 2010)

The Netherland-America Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) and 509(a)(1) not-for-profit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible for the purpose of U.S. federal and state taxes, to the extent permitted by state and federal law.

As the Foundation is also recognized by the Dutch tax authorities as algemeen nut beogende instelling (ANBI), contributions to the Netherland-America Foundation made by a Dutch-resident individual may be eligible for a full deduction against the individual’s Dutch personal income tax, at the maximum Box 1 rate of 52%. Normally, gifts made by Dutch residents would only be tax deductible if made to a Dutch resident charitable organization. An exception is made, however, for gifts made to certain non-Dutch charitable organizations that are specifically designated as qualifying foreign organizations by the Dutch Under-Secretary of Finance. In a 2003 Ministerial Decree, the Netherland-America Foundation was listed as one of only 19 qualifying foreign organizations. Certain Dutch statutory rules limiting the deductibility will have to be observed.

Charity Navigator, America’s premier charity evaluator, gave the NAF a second consecutive 4-star rating—their highest—for “its ability to efficiently manage and grow its finances, demonstrating to the public it is worthy of their trust.”

The Netherland-America Foundation, Inc. 82 Wall Street, Suite 709 New York NY 10005-3643 www.thenaf.org The Netherland-America Foundation 2010 annual review